From f3db0bed458314a835ccef5ccb130270c5b2cf04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Biggers Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:59:20 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] fs-verity: use smp_load_acquire() for ->i_verity_info Normally smp_store_release() or cmpxchg_release() is paired with smp_load_acquire(). Sometimes smp_load_acquire() can be replaced with the more lightweight READ_ONCE(). However, for this to be safe, all the published memory must only be accessed in a way that involves the pointer itself. This may not be the case if allocating the object also involves initializing a static or global variable, for example. fsverity_info::tree_params.hash_alg->tfm is a crypto_ahash object that's internal to and is allocated by the crypto subsystem. So by using READ_ONCE() for ->i_verity_info, we're relying on internal implementation details of the crypto subsystem. Remove this fragile assumption by using smp_load_acquire() instead. Also fix the cmpxchg logic to correctly execute an ACQUIRE barrier when losing the cmpxchg race, since cmpxchg doesn't guarantee a memory barrier on failure. (Note: I haven't seen any real-world problems here. This change is just fixing the code to be guaranteed correct and less fragile.) Fixes: fd2d1acfcadf ("fs-verity: add the hook for file ->open()") Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200721225920.114347-6-ebiggers@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers --- fs/verity/open.c | 15 ++++++++++++--- include/linux/fsverity.h | 9 +++++++-- 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/verity/open.c b/fs/verity/open.c index d007db0c9304..bfe0280c14e4 100644 --- a/fs/verity/open.c +++ b/fs/verity/open.c @@ -221,11 +221,20 @@ struct fsverity_info *fsverity_create_info(const struct inode *inode, void fsverity_set_info(struct inode *inode, struct fsverity_info *vi) { /* - * Multiple processes may race to set ->i_verity_info, so use cmpxchg. - * This pairs with the READ_ONCE() in fsverity_get_info(). + * Multiple tasks may race to set ->i_verity_info, so use + * cmpxchg_release(). This pairs with the smp_load_acquire() in + * fsverity_get_info(). I.e., here we publish ->i_verity_info with a + * RELEASE barrier so that other tasks can ACQUIRE it. */ - if (cmpxchg(&inode->i_verity_info, NULL, vi) != NULL) + if (cmpxchg_release(&inode->i_verity_info, NULL, vi) != NULL) { + /* Lost the race, so free the fsverity_info we allocated. */ fsverity_free_info(vi); + /* + * Afterwards, the caller may access ->i_verity_info directly, + * so make sure to ACQUIRE the winning fsverity_info. + */ + (void)fsverity_get_info(inode); + } } void fsverity_free_info(struct fsverity_info *vi) diff --git a/include/linux/fsverity.h b/include/linux/fsverity.h index 78201a6d35f6..c1144a450392 100644 --- a/include/linux/fsverity.h +++ b/include/linux/fsverity.h @@ -115,8 +115,13 @@ struct fsverity_operations { static inline struct fsverity_info *fsverity_get_info(const struct inode *inode) { - /* pairs with the cmpxchg() in fsverity_set_info() */ - return READ_ONCE(inode->i_verity_info); + /* + * Pairs with the cmpxchg_release() in fsverity_set_info(). + * I.e., another task may publish ->i_verity_info concurrently, + * executing a RELEASE barrier. We need to use smp_load_acquire() here + * to safely ACQUIRE the memory the other task published. + */ + return smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_verity_info); } /* enable.c */